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AUSTRALIAN POLITICS AND #AUSPOL
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#auspol:
– Long-standing hashtag for the discussion of Australian politics on Twitter
– Very high volume of tweets, strongly concentrated community
– Traditionally highly belligerent, dominated by conservatives (?)
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Australian politics on Twitter:
– Substantial political discussion within and outside #auspol
– Large network of politics-focussed accounts, not all participating in #auspol
– Alternative hashtags also well-frequented – especially #ausvotes during elections